Electric cars are not the solution But lower doesn't mean zero either. Indeed, fully electric vehicles do not emit waste products but the batteries that supply energy to the vehicle are made of minerals like lithium and cobalt which have an impact on climate change.

The secret is that while traditional Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) cars gradually build up to peak torque and quickly run short of it, electric motors generate maximum torque from the moment they start spinning and hold on to it for much longer.

Top Speed: 200 MPH The Tesla Model S Plaid currently holds the lap record for production EVs at the Nürburgring, having set a time of 7:25 in June of 2023, beating out the Porsche Taycan Turbo S.